Serial And Parallel Ata Drive Guidelines And Features; Sata Hard Drives - HP dx2100 - Microtower PC Service & Reference Manual

Serial and Parallel ATA Drive Guidelines and
Serial ATA = SATA
Parallel ATA = PATA
HP does not support the use of a PATA (IDE) hard drive on this model of computer.
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SATA Hard Drives

Serial ATA Hard Drive Characteristics
Number of pins/conductors in data cable
Number of pins in power cable
Maximum data cable length
Data interface voltage differential
Drive voltages
Jumpers for configuring drive
Data transfer rate
When attaching the SATA cable to the system board always connect the primary hard drive to
SATA 0.
Service Reference Guide, dx2100 MT 404569-001
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Features
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15
39.37 in (100 cm)
400-700 mV
3.3 V, 5V, 12 V
N/A
1.5 Gb/s
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